Cobleskill Little League Inc

COBLESKILL LITTLE LEAGUE, INC. ORGANIZES AND RUNS A BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PROGRAM UNDER A CHARTER FROM LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL, INC. COBLESKILL LITTLE LEAGUE, INC.'S PROGRAM INCLUDES SIX (6) DIVISIONS: IN BASEBALL: TEE-BALL, FARM LEAGUE, MINOR LEAGUE AND MAJOR LEAGUE; AND IN GIRL'S SOFTBALL A MINOR LEAGUE AND A MAJOR LEAGUE. THE NUMBER OF TEAMS VARY DEPENDING ON PARTICIPATION, BUT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 19 TEAMS. TEAMS ARE CHOSEN IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF EACH YEAR. PRACTICES OCCUR IN MARCH AND LEAGUE PLAY BEGINS IN APRIL AND RUNS THROUGH JUNE, AFTER WHICH ALL-STAR TEAMS ARE CHOSEN FOR PLAY AGAINST OTHER LOCAL LEAGUES AND THAT CONTINUES THROUGH JULY. PARTICIPATION IS OPEN TO ANYONE WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC CHARTER AREA AND ALTHOUGH THERE IS A REGISTRATION FEE, IT IS NOMINAL ($40 PER PLAYER, CAPPED AT $50 PER FAMILY) AND THE FEE IS WAIVED FOR ANYONE WHO FEELS THAT THEY CANNOT AFFORD IT. THERE ARE NO OTHER EXPENSES TO PARTICIPANTS. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM VARIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 250 PLAYERS (CHILDREN AGED 5-12 YEARS), AND APPROXIMATELY 70 VOLUNTEERS (ADULTS). ALL OFFICERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND COACHES ARE VOLUNTEERS. THE PROGRAMS GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE A HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, THROUGH THE DISCIPLINE OF TEAMWORK AND PERFECTION OF PHYSICAL SKILLS AND THE EXCITEMENT OF TACTICS AND STRATEGY. IT ESTABLISHES TEAMWORK, SPORTSMANSHIP AND FAIR PLAY. ALL COACHES AND PLAYERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN FIELD WORK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS NEEDED AND THERE IS OFTEN A GREAT AMOUNT OF TIME AND EFFORT PUT INTO THE FIELDS BY A FEW INTERESTED PERSONS.